Returning from a hunting trip in the forest, the Henderson family's car hits an animal in the road. At first they fear it was a man, but when they examine the "body" they find it's a "bigfoot". They think it's dead so they decide to take it home (there could be some money in this). As you guessed, it isn't dead. Far from being the ferocious monster they fear "Harry" to be, he's a friendly giant.
Practical Effects
Rick Baker's Harry suit still destroys modern CGI creatures.
Acting
John Lithgow commits FULLY to screaming at a sasquatch in his kitchen.
Costume
Harry's face somehow expresses more emotion than half of Hollywood.
Director
William Dear
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rick Baker won the first-ever makeup Oscar for Harry, beating his own work on An American Werewolf in London.
The film's 'vegetarian Bigfoot' twist directly mocked 1980s action-horror tropes where creatures existed only to be killed.
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